[House Report 114-275]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
114th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session } { 114-275
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PRISM ACT
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September 30, 2015.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Bishop of Utah, from the Committee on Natural Resources, submitted
the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H.R. 1541]
[Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]
The Committee on Natural Resources, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1541) to amend title 54, United States Code, to
make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for technical and
financial assistance for the establishment of preservation
training and degree programs, having considered the same,
report favorably thereon with an amendment and recommend that
the bill as amended do pass.
The amendment is as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Preservation Research at Institutions
Serving Minorities Act'' or the ``PRISM Act''.
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS AND ASIAN AMERICAN
AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING
INSTITUTIONS FOR ASSISTANCE FOR PRESERVATION
EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Section 303903(3) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by
inserting ``to Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section
502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101a(a))) and
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving
institutions (as defined in section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b))),'' after ``universities,''.
Purpose of the Bill
The purpose of H.R. 1541 is to amend title 54, United
States Code, to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for
technical and financial assistance for the establishment of
preservation training and degree programs.
Background and Need for Legislation
H.R. 1541, as amended, changes the Historic Preservation
Act of 1966 (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.) by making Hispanic-
Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Asian American and Native
American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
eligible for technical and financial assistance from the
Secretary of the Interior to establish preservation training
and degree programs. This would allow students attending HSIs
and AANAPISIs to engage in projects with the purpose of
preserving their cultural and national heritage. This grant
program is already available for Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, and non-
tribal colleges with a high enrollment of Native Americans or
Native Hawaiians. The bill utilizes the Higher Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g) definitions of both HSIs and AANAPISIs.
Committee Action
H.R. 2130 was introduced on March 23, 2015, by Congressman
Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ). The bill was referred to the Committee
on Natural Resources, and within the Committee to the
Subcommittee on Federal Lands. On September 9, 2015, the
Natural Resources Committee met to consider the bill. The
Subcommittee was discharged by unanimous consent. Congresswoman
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU) offered an amendment designated 001.
The amendment was adopted by voice vote. No further amendments
were offered and on September 10, 2015, the bill, as amended,
was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives
by voice vote.
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
Regarding clause 2(b)(1) of rule X and clause 3(c)(1) of
rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources' oversight findings and
recommendations are reflected in the body of this report.
Compliance With House Rule XIII
1. Cost of Legislation. Clause 3(d)(1) of rule XIII of the
Rules of the House of Representatives requires an estimate and
a comparison by the Committee of the costs which would be
incurred in carrying out this bill. However, clause 3(d)(2)(B)
of that rule provides that this requirement does not apply when
the Committee has included in its report a timely submitted
cost estimate of the bill prepared by the Director of the
Congressional Budget Office under section 402 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Under clause 3(c)(3) of rule
XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives and section
403 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee has
received the following cost estimate for this bill from the
Director of the Congressional Budget Office:
H.R. 1541--PRISM Act
H.R 1541 would amend the National Historic Preservation Act
by expanding eligibility for an existing grant program that
encourages student involvement in historic and cultural
preservation projects to include Hispanic-Serving, Asian
American, and Native American Pacific Islander-serving
institutions.
In recent years, the Historic Preservation Fund has spent
about $2 million a year for grant administration. According to
information from the National Park Service, none of those funds
were allocated for the grant affected by the legislation; funds
have not been allocated for that program since 2009. Few
institutions have used the program and very little money has
been available for that purpose. Therefore, CBO estimates that
increasing eligibility for the grants would not have a
significant effect on spending subject to appropriation over
the 2016-2020 period. Enacting the bill would not affect direct
spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do
not apply.
H.R. 1541 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector
mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and
would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
The bill would benefit public institutions of higher education
that serve African American, Hispanic American, Asian American,
and Native American Pacific Islander students who participate
in training and degree programs that focus on historic
preservation.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Marin Burnett.
The estimate was approved by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy
Assistant Director for Budget Analysis.
2. Section 308(a) of Congressional Budget Act. As required
by clause 3(c)(2) of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of
Representatives and section 308(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, this bill does not contain any new budget
authority, spending authority, credit authority, or an increase
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures. The Congressional
Budget Office estimates that implementing the legislation would
``not have a significant effect on spending subject to
appropriation over the 2016-2020 period.''
3. General Performance Goals and Objectives. As required by
clause 3(c)(4) of rule XIII, the general performance goal or
objective of this bill is to amend title 54, United States
Code, to make Hispanic-serving institutions eligible for
technical and financial assistance for the establishment of
preservation training and degree programs.
Earmark Statement
This bill does not contain any Congressional earmarks,
limited tax benefits, or limited tariff benefits as defined
under clause 9(e), 9(f), and 9(g) of rule XXI of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
Compliance With Public Law 104-4
This bill contains no unfunded mandates.
Compliance With H. Res. 5
Directed Rule Making. The Chairman does not believe that
this bill directs any executive branch official to conduct any
specific rule-making proceedings.
Duplication of Existing Programs. This bill does not
establish or reauthorize a program of the federal government
known to be duplicative of another program. Such program was
not included in any report from the Government Accountability
Office to Congress pursuant to section 21 of Public Law 111-139
or identified in the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance published pursuant to the Federal Program
Information Act (Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law
98-169) as relating to other programs.
Preemption of State, Local or Tribal Law
This bill is not intended to preempt any State, local or
tribal law.
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported
In compliance with clause 3(e) of rule XIII of the Rules of
the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by
the bill, as reported, are shown as follows (new matter is
printed in italic and existing law in which no change is
proposed is shown in roman):
SECTION 303903 OF TITLE 54, UNITED STATES CODE
Sec. 303903. Preservation education and training program
The Secretary, in consultation with the Council and other
appropriate Federal, tribal, Native Hawaiian, and non-Federal
organizations, shall develop and implement a comprehensive
preservation education and training program. The program shall
include--
(1) standards and increased preservation training
opportunities for Federal workers involved in
preservation-related functions;
(2) preservation training opportunities for other
Federal, State, tribal and local government workers,
and students;
(3) technical or financial assistance, or both, to
historically black colleges and universities, to
Hispanic-serving institutions (as defined in section
502(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1101a(a))) and Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-serving institutions (as defined in
section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059g(b))), to tribal colleges, and to colleges
with a high enrollment of Native Americans or Native
Hawaiians, to establish preservation training and
degree programs; and
(4) where appropriate, coordination with the National
Center for Preservation Technology and Training of--
(A) distribution of information on
preservation technologies;
(B) provision of training and skill
development in trades, crafts, and disciplines
related to historic preservation in Federal
training and development programs; and
(C) support for research, analysis,
conservation, curation, interpretation, and
display related to preservation.
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